Iran Reformists Sweep City Council Elections
- Councils in Tehran, Mashhad, Esfahan tilting to moderates
- Initial results echo sentiment in Friday’s presidential ballot
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Reformists are set to control city councils in Iran’s major cities, initial election results show, ending longstanding conservative dominance of local politics just days after moderate President Hassan Rouhani sailed to a second term.
A preliminary tally shows every one of Tehran’s 21 council seats going to reformists from the pro-Rouhani Hope faction, the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency reported, quoting Issa Farhadi, governor of Tehran. The faction also appeared poised to take all 12 council seats in the holy city of Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest urban center, and the 13 seats in Esfahan, the third-largest city, according to the reformist newspaper Shargh.